Martin Yale Industries

Automation Cuts Downtime
November 1, 2000

Programmable cutters put the bindery in-line with the rest of your equipment, boosting productivity. Automation fever—catch it. Better than the flu and more important to your well being than the office coffee pot, automation in paper cutting is fast becoming the next big thing. "Say you got some little 3-1⁄2x7˝ job," proposes Roland Stroud, production manager at the Mays Mission For The Handicapped in-plant, in Heber Springs, Ark. "You can program it so you only have to hit the button once. That way one person can be sitting there boxing while the machine is cutting by itself." And that, in a nutshell, is

Be Safe And Productive
October 1, 1999

Safety and efficiency are the key factors to consider when trying to find the best cutter for your in-plant. by CHRIS BAUER THE SAFETY of your in-plant employees must be a priority for you as a manger. Especially vulnerable to injury are operators of paper cutting equipment. So to ensure that no injuries occur in your shop, make sure you bring in equipment that is safe. "Safety has always been number one with Polar," stresses Rob Kuehl, product manager for Heidelberg's Polar Cutting Systems division. He notes that all new Polar customers and operators must go through a safety training program put on